May Be More Floods, Says Weather Man
Further rains are expected today, and a continuance of flood conditions is not unlikely, the divisional meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said last night…
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Anxiety in Northern Floods Floods in Queensland
BRISBANE, Sunday.--Dislocation of rail and road traffic was caused by flooded creeks and rivers in many parts of Queensland yesterday…
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Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., receved advice yesterday that the steamer Montoro, which was, due to reach Sydney from Rabaul and island ports to-day, had been delayed by the cyclone which has…
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The Japanese steamer, Shousing, is still somewhere cast of the Queensland coast in the cyclone heading for shelter, but is not, transmitting…
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The British freighter Lindenbank (5057 gross tons) arrived at Hamilton (Bermuda) during the week-end from Liverpool after battling with an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ship Survives Cyclone Shousing Safe; Rescue Ships Resume Voyages Rudder Chain Repaired in Huge Seas
AFTER drifting all night in a cyclone 700 miles north-east of Cooktown (Qld.), the freighter Shousing reported yesterday that she was no longer in danger…
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Floods are reported from several centres in the Charleville district. The Warrego River is rising fast, and has isolated the township of Augathella. A big flood is also expected at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Ship Safe. Rudder Chain Repaired. Seeking Shelter. Radio Room Flooded
The Japanese steamer Shousing, from which S.O.S. calls were received on Sunday night, is safe. Wireless messages received at…
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The Japanese steamer Shousing is still fighting her way through a cyclone east of Cairns for shelter off the Queensland coast. No further…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Shousing Hove to in Gale Fine Weather Awaited
The Japanese steamer Shousing, which sent S.O.S. calls on sunday night while drifting at the mercy of a cyclone off Willis Island, with a broken rudder…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Dust Storms in U.S.A. Wide Area Swept. Skies Darkened; Crops Threatened. New York, Feb. 16
Dust storms have swept the "Dust Bowl" sectors of Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, and north-west Kansas, reducing visibility to 100 feet…
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AFTER 50 years' faithful Government service Mr. H. R. J. Phillips has retired. He had the distinction of having worked under every manager of the State's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Washaways? South Australian Floods. Broken Hill
Heavy rains in northern parts of South Australia caused damage to 50 chains ot the railway line to Broken Hill. Five miles of track are under water. Repair gangs are…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Ships Warned. Gales and High Seas. Severe Cyclone
The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) last night issued a warning to shipping of a severe form of cyclone, which was operating off the central eastern coast…
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MORE dust storms have occurred in America, sweeping the States of Colorado, Taxes, Oklahoma, and Northwest Kansas…
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A SEVERE cyclone, at present centred along the Queensland coast, is moving southward and should shortly be experienced along…
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THE Chinese steamer Shousing, her steering-gear patched up, after being disabled in a cyclone last week, is now…
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Warned before he left Cairo for Bagdad that a violent sandstorm was raging over the desert. Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Severe Cyclone on Way Down Coast a Warning to Shipping Is Sent Out
A SEVERE cyclone is moving slowly down the east coast. It is causing rough seas, endangering shipping, and bringing heavy rain to the north coast of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Many Natives Drowned. Flood in Africa. Damage Estimated at £1,000,000. CAPETOWN, Feb. 17
It is feared that 2000 Mozambique natives were drowned when the Incomati and Umbeluzi Rivers burst their banks after a five-days deluge…
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